Tweets - Not the best day at the park. It was chilly and windy with heavy
overcast. Singing was way down from previous weeks. It was dark. Birds
were hard to find.

Highlights:

Hooded Merganser Two half-grown young at the Rowing Club
Osprey There are 2 young on the nest, not 1 as I
thought
Accipiter sp. One near weir caused consternation amongst
blackbirds
Barn Owl Scott had two early on, one east and one
west
Hummingbirds The Pea Patch featured both Anna's and Rufous
Warbling Vireo One in the East Meadow, more at RC
Purple Martin One went in a gourd prev. used by Tree
Swallows
Wilson's Warbler One heard singing south of East Meadow - FoF
Bullock's Oriole 1-2 juveniles
Brown-headed Cowbird No adults, mostly unaccompanied juvies

There were lots of VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS overhead in large flocks much of
the morning, but only one VAUX'S SWIFT, and no Black Swifts nor Tree
Swallows.

Mammals were more of a highlight, with a MUSKRAT and two sightings of
RACCOON, one in the slough near Dog Central and one asleep in a tree at the
Rowing Club boathouse.

Despite the weather, we ended up with a moderately respectable species count
of 55 species, though about 7 of those were heard only, and a few more were
only glimpsed.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
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